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kamet
  • n  a mountain in the Himalayas in northern India (25,450 feet high)
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katsina
  • n  a city in northern Nigeria; a major center of the Hausa people
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jerked meat
  • n  meat (especially beef) cut in strips and dried in the sun
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jerkin
  • n  a tight sleeveless and collarless jacket (often made of leather) worn by men in former times
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jerk
  • n  a dull stupid fatuous person
  • n  an abrupt spasmodic movement
  • n  (mechanics) the rate of change of acceleration
  • n  meat (especially beef) cut in strips and dried in the sun
  • n  raising a weight from shoulder height to above the head by straightening the arms
  • n  a sudden abrupt pull
  • v  pull, or move with a sudden movement
    He turned the handle and jerked the door open
  • v  move with abrupt, seemingly uncontrolled motions
    The patient's legs were jerkings
  • v  make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion
  • v  jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched
  • v  throw or toss with a quick motion
    jerk his head
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